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February 16, 2012
West Palm Beach, FL – An attorney’s polemic crusade against Jews for Jesus took another blow this week, after the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida affirmed over $56,000 in sanctions won by Liberty Counsel against attorney Barry Silver of West Palm Beach. Mr. Silver sued Jews for Jesus over eight years ago on behalf of his client, Edith Rapp, who claimed that the organization defamed her by publishing a praise report about her. Since then, two separate judges dismissed four separate complaints filed by Mr. Silver, as Mr. Silver continually refused to obey court orders telling him to drop the polemic and hateful language in his complaints. Judge Edward Fine ultimately sanctioned Mr. Silver and ordered him to pay more than $56,000 for legal fees he needlessly caused Jews for Jesus to incur...
Washington DC – After students at Liberty University produced a video called “The Purity Bear,” which has now been viewed in 186 countries, the Day of Purity launched a second video that also encourages youth to consider saving sex for marriage. Today is the ninth annual celebration of Day of Purity, which is a call to remain sexually pure before marriage and loyal within marriage. Valentine’s Day has new meaning for the many who have replaced February 14 as a day to take a stand for purity. Anyone making this pledge can receive a free pledge card by signing up at www.DayofPurity.org...
Washington, DC – Liberty Counsel has two filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court addressing both the Anti-Injunction Act and the Commerce Clause. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner. This case is being held at the Supreme Court pending the outcome in Florida v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, which originated in Florida and includes 26 states in addition to the National Federation of Independent Businesses...
Today, President Obama took the White House podium to say that all women, even if they are employed by a Catholic organization or charity, will have free access to contraceptives, in direct violation of the beliefs of the Catholic Church. Obama’s “new directive” only underscores the problem that he has the power to issue a directive, without any legislative oversight, that directly conflicts with freedom of religion and the right of conscience...
Sacramento, CA – Mathew Staver was appointed to the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) Board of Directors. The NHCLC is the nation’s largest Christian Hispanic organization and is also known as the Hispanic Evangelical Association. The NHCLC is unifying, serving, and representing the Hispanic born-again community through 34,200 member churches and 16 million constituents, by reconciling the vertical and horizontal of the Christian message through the “7 Directives,” which are Life, Healthy Families, The Great Commission, Stewardship, Youth, Education, and Justice...
San Francisco, CA – In Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the court issued a narrow 2-1 ruling, finding that Prop 8 cannot limit the name “marriage” to opposite-sex couples. The court did reach the broader question of whether there is a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The ruling is very narrow and limited only to California. In this respect, the ruling has to be a disappointment to same-sex marriage advocates...
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 that will expand the nearly nonexistent exemption for religious employers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare. As it now stands, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is forcing religious employers to pay for contraceptives, sterilization services, and abortion-inducing drugs for their employees...
Shawano, WI – Today the American College of Pediatricians sent a letter to the Shawano School District Superintendent, Todd Carlson, cautioning him to not react adversely to 15-year-old student Brandon Wegner based on political pressure. Superintendent Carlson called Brandon ignorant for his views on homosexual adoption presented in an op-ed, point-counter-point article for a student-run newspaper. Brandon, the author of the censored article, was punished and bullied for expressing his support of natural, mother-father adoption. The American College for Pediatricians sent a letter to the superintendent, advising him to “consider all the evidence.” It also included three articles concerning homosexual adoption and bullying...
Orlando, FL – Liberty Counsel has had an incredible response for its “Florida Awake! Presidential Candidate Forum with Q&A” happening tomorrow, January 28, 2012, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Tickets were snapped up days ago, and we are working on overflow seating...
Lynchburg, VA – A short video promoting sexual purity hit a quarter of a million views today. People from more than 175 different countries and regions have watched the student-produced video that was designed to spark interest and start conversations promoting sexual purity. The number of views reached over a quarter of a million in just the past 10 days. It is the goal of the Day of Purity to equip teens, youth, parents, friends, and individuals with the facts to encourage sexual purity until, and loyalty within, marriage...
January 23, 2012
Shawano, WI – Liberty Counsel is representing the Wegner family after school officials at Shawano High School censored and punished Brandon Wegner, a 15-year-old, for writing an op-ed article explaining the Biblical view of homosexuality and supporting natural mother-father adoption. Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the school demanding it apologize for its unconstitutional and irrational censorship and humiliation of Brandon...
Shawano, WI – School officials at Shawano High School needlessly censored and apologized for a 15-year-old’s op-ed article supporting natural mother-father adoption. It was a part of an editorial page which presented both viewpoints, each articulated by students. After the school newspaper was published in the local town paper, a homosexual in the community complained to the school. School officials took immediate action and censored the article supporting natural adoption...
West Palm Beach, FL – A federal judge has ended Attorney General Eric Holder’s two-year political prosecution of pro-life educator Mary Susan Pine. Holder accused Pine of obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic, in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (“FACE”). Holder sought thousands of dollars in fines against Pine, as well as a permanent injunction banning her from counseling women on the public sidewalk outside the Presidential Women’s Center (“PWC”) abortion clinic, where she has faithfully ministered for over 20 years. Liberty Counsel successfully defended Pine...
Washington DC - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that under the First Amendment churches are entitled to a “ministerial exception” and thus dismissed a wrongful termination suit against the church. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC, the Court recognizes that the ministerial exception applies beyond the head of a religious congregation to others, such as the teacher in this case, who are viewed as ministers or those carrying the message of the Church...
Washington, DC – Liberty Counsel is launching preparations for the annual Day of Purity on Valentine’s Day and encouraging people across the world to prepare for its celebration on February 14. It is the goal of the Day of Purity to equip teens, parents, friends, and individuals with the facts to encourage sexual purity until, and loyalty within, marriage. One example is teen virgins can expect to earn an average income that is 16 percent higher than sexually active teens from identical socioeconomic backgrounds. This will mean an increased average salary of $370,000 over their lifetime...
Orlando, FL – Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered more than 1,000 radio broadcasts, running about three minutes each, writing nearly all of them himself. In one broadcast during the Christmas season, Mr. Reagan told a story about Christmas in the Ukraine before and after Communism...
West Palm Beach, FL – Mary Susan Pine, a Liberty Counsel client and sidewalk counselor, is a picture of courage and moral strength. For the last twenty years, she has spent virtually every Saturday in front of an abortion clinic, most recently the Presidential Women’s Center (“PWC”) in West Palm Beach. Susan counsels women who are considering abortion and provides help, resources, and support for women who choose life...
Orlando, FL – Another Macy’s employee has contacted Liberty Counsel and shared about repeated issues with men using the women’s fitting rooms. This individual asked to remain anonymous out of fear of losing her job. The employee said she constantly has to ask men to leave the women’s fitting rooms. In addition, she has been asked numerous times by mothers who have daughters in the fitting rooms to please ask the men to leave the women’s dressing rooms...
December 12, 2011
Washington, DC – You might be a communist if…You ban poinsettias from a government school; You rename a Christmas tree a “holiday” tree in a state building…or You threaten your neighbors with unexpected consequences if they want to put up Christmas lights. North Korea has claimed that South Korea’s plan to place three Christmas light displays in the shape of large trees is “a mean attempt for psychological warfare.” Their official site states, “The enemy warmongers ... should be aware that they should be held responsible entirely for any unexpected consequences that may be caused by their scheme,” according to the Associated French Press...
Orlando, FL – Join Mat Staver and Natalie Johnson on America’s News HQ: Fox News Channel on Sunday, Dec. 11, between noon and 1:00 p.m., to discuss Macy’s policy that allows men to use the women’s fitting rooms...
San Antonio, TX – A young woman was fired from a Macy’s department store for refusing to violate her religious beliefs by permitting a young man dressed as a woman from entering the women’s dressing room. Natalie Johnson claims she saw the young man walk out of the women’s fitting room and politely told him that he could not go back in because it was for women only. The cross-dressing young man claimed that he is a “female.” Johnson said that he was wearing make-up and girl’s clothing, but clearly he was a male. The cross-dresser was accompanied by five other individuals. The group argued with expletives that Macy’s is LGBT-friendly, to which Johnson replied that Macy’s is also non-discriminatory toward religion, and that it would go against her religious beliefs to lie that he was a woman or compromise with homosexuality. The group then demanded to speak with a manager...
West Greenwich, RI – A Christian business owner has informed the Rhode Island Governor that he may take back the Christmas tree he donated to the State House for the annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. Gov. Lincoln Chafee proclaimed it must be referred to as a “holiday” tree. For the past five years, John Leyden, the owner of Big John Leyden Christmas Trees, has donated a Christmas tree to the State House Rotunda for the annual event. But this year, Chafee says it cannot be called a “Christmas tree,” claiming this counters Rhode Island's founding as a haven for religious tolerance, where government and religion were kept separate...
Livingston County, NY – Judge Robert Wiggins dealt a major setback to New York Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg in the lawsuit brought by Liberty Counsel against the same-sex marriage law (“Act”). In response to the flagrant violations of the New York state constitutional and legal procedures, Liberty Counsel filed suit in the New York Supreme Court against the Act, which was signed into law on June 24, 2011, by Gov. Cuomo. The state asked the court to dismiss the case, but yesterday afternoon, Judge Wiggins sided with Liberty Counsel on the Open Meetings complaint, ruling that the case may proceed to trial. Liberty Counsel represents New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and several other plaintiffs...
Orlando, FL – Just one day after coming under a firestorm for selling “holiday” gifts and providing “holiday” shipping for gifts to arrive by December 25th, Walgreens has worked to regain their “nice” status on Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty or Nice List” which catalogs more than 50 national retailers which either censor (“naughty”) or recognize (“nice”) Christmas...
Orlando, FL – Two competing drug store chains have switched sides on Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty and Nice List.” For the first time since 2007 CVS Pharmacy has embraced Christmas with a “Christmas Central” portion of its website that is dedicated to Christmas gifts, shipping and savings. On the other hand, Walgreens has moved from the “Nice” side to the “Naughty” side because it refuses to recognize Christmas. Walgreens names other traditional days such as Thanksgiving and Black Friday, but then suddenly uses only “Holiday” to describe the biggest reason for shopping all year...
Charleston, SC – Liberty Counsel sent a letter to a cancer treatment center, demanding it extend its reversal of a decision to ban Santa Claus to now also allow Nativity scenes and other religious Christmas symbols. The Hollings Cancer Center, a state-funded institution in South Carolina, decided to ban all Christmas displays from its facilities. Two days later, they reversed the decision and let Santa Claus sneak in, but for now baby Jesus is still out in the cold...
Washington, DC – Today the U. S. Supreme Court announced it will hear all arguments involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "ObamaCare"). Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals who object to government-mandated health insurance
Jacksonville, FL – Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the Clay County School District, demanding it stop interfering with constitutionally protected prayer prior to the start of the school day. For some time, students, some teachers, and community members have voluntarily gathered at the Flagpole at Clay Elementary School to pray prior to the start of the school day. But the district buckled under pressure from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), which alleged that the district must stop the prayer. The FFRF demanded that all prayer at the flagpole cease immediately, stating that “it is grossly inappropriate.” In response, Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the district setting forth the law...
Giles County, VA – Today Liberty Counsel filed its Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Virginia against the Giles County School Board, after Narrows High School posted a display on law with eleven equal-size frames, one of which includes the Ten Commandments. The Foundations of American Law and Government display (Foundations Display) includes, among other documents, the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and Mayflower Compact. The display also includes a document which explains the display. Liberty Counsel agreed to represent the school board...
Jackson, MS – On Tuesday, Mississippi voters will vote on a state constitutional amendment which will recognize personhood from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof. If passed, the proposed amendment, Proposition 26, will make Mississippi the first state to recognize human life, regardless of one’s age or location. The amendment could trigger a challenge to Roe v. Wade, which invented a “right” to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. Liberty Counsel has successfully defended legal challenges to this amendment before the Mississippi Supreme Court and continues to support it...
Washington, DC – Liberty Counsel Action is informing Senators that its members do not want the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) repealed and that it will be including the vote in its scorecard. S.598 would repeal DOMA. Democrats have scheduled a vote on it tomorrow in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill would require the federal government to recognize same-sex preferences within states where it is legal and also allow the courts to impose this new definition of marriage in those states. Specifically, the repeal of DOMA would have a national impact as same-sex preferences would be encouraged by our national government, in conflict with 30 current states’ policies...
Update: Joyce Jenereaux, the president of Detroit Media Partnership, a Gannett-owned company, and the boss of Mr. Perlburg, contacted Liberty Counsel and stated that Mr. Perlburg was “absolutely not speaking on behalf of Gannett.” Mr. Perlburg also contacted us and said that it was a “hastily and poorly worded email.” “I surely could have and should have voiced my opinion in a more courteous manner,” he said, and he added that his biggest mistake was that he “should not have sent it from his work email.” He clarified that that it had “nothing to do with representing the opinions of Gannett” and that he “should not have hit the send button.”
Howell, MI – The Gannett-owned media, Livingston Daily, a daily Michigan newspaper, has launched a war on Christmas. The general manager and editor of the paper sent a scathing email to Liberty Counsel in response to Liberty Counsel’s press release, dated October 28, 2011, announcing the “Ninth Annual ‘Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign’”...
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Washington, DC – Liberty Counsel has filed its Reply Brief in Support of its Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals challenging the individual and employer insurance mandates in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “ObamaCare”)... |
October 28, 2011
Orlando, FL – Today Liberty Counsel is launching its ninth annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign,” pledging to be a “Friend” to those who recognize Christmas and a “Foe” to those who censor it...
October 24, 2011
Kalispell, MT – The Knights of Columbus (KOC) has been ordered by the United States Forest Service to take down a World War II Memorial that includes a statue of Jesus erected in 1953 in the Flathead National Forest. The KOC, which erected and maintained the memorial, has a permit that has to be renewed every ten years in order to place the statue on a 25’ by 25’ plot of land leased from the Forest Service. In their recent attempt to renew, the U.S. Forest Service denied the permit and demanded the memorial be removed, stating that the statue violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause. The KOC appealed the denial of the permit renewal and is prepared to take further action to protect this historical landmark honoring war veterans...
October 20, 2011
Watsonville, CA – The Pajaro Valley Unified School District approved Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Santa Cruz County to distribute permission slips for it’s Good News Club after-school program for students. The district originally did not allow CEF to distribute permission slips, simply because the slips contained the word “Bible,” describing “Bible stories.” Liberty Counsel represents CEF in this case...
Chicago, IL – The United States Supreme Court has denied review of a case decided by a federal appeals court in Chicago last year that ruled a daily moment of silence as constitutional in public schools. This denial at the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, which allows students and school personnel the opportunity to start the day at every public school in the state of Illinois with “silent prayer or silent reflection”...
October 14, 2011
Washington, DC – An estimated 12 million students recited the Pledge of Allegiance in school for the first time 119 years ago on October 12, 1892. Following the Pledge, students, teachers, school administrators, and public officials either said a prayer or read scripture from the Bible. Each principal at schools in Boston, Massachusetts, recited Psalm 145...
October 12, 2011
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review an important case involving natural marriage and family, thus allowing the federal court of appeals decision to stand. The case involved unmarried same-sex partners who unsuccessfully sued to change an adopted boy’s birth certificate to state that the child had two fathers. The ruling by the en banc (16 judges) Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that two same-sex partners from New York who adopted a Louisiana-born infant could not force Louisiana to change the birth certificate to state that the child had two “dads.” This decision is a big victory for natural family and for states to protect marriage and family. Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief in the case...
October 11, 2011
Fort Worth, TX — The Fort Worth Independent School District has issued a letter to Liberty Counsel fully vindicating high school freshman Dakota Ary, who was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. The letter is in response to Liberty Counsel’s demand letter requesting full vindication and a full retraction of the suspension. The district’s letter will be placed in Dakota’s permanent file to further clear his record. Liberty Counsel is representing Dakota in this case...
Washington, DC – Liberty University and two private individuals filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the High Court to review the case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “ObamaCare”). The case is Liberty University v. Geithner, and the parties are represented by Liberty Counsel. This case is the only one that challenges both the individual and the employer health insurance mandates...
Fort Worth, TX — Last week, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Western Hills High School teacher, Kristopher Franks, is responsible for his suspension and has now been placed on administrative leave with pay. Liberty Counsel is representing Dakota in this case, demanding full vindication and a full retraction of the suspension...
Kansas City, MO – Today Liberty Counsel filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation (“Victory”) in its lawsuit against Lee’s Summit School District. Victory offers Victory Soccer Camp (VSC), a Christian summer sports camp program, throughout the Midwest. The district refused to include the soccer camp’s flyers along with the other information given to students about secular community activities for youth...
New York, NY – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reference to the United Nations as the “theater of the absurd” is an apt description of an organization that was designed to bring peace among nations. The UN has lost its legitimacy in light of recent events...
Fort Worth, TX — On Tuesday, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for stating in class that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Liberty Counsel is representing Dakota in this case, demanding full vindication and a full retraction of the suspension. If the school board does not comply, a lawsuit will be filed for violation of Dakota’s First Amendment rights...
Washington, DC – October 7-9 marks the sixth annual Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Confirmed speakers include Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, House Speaker John Boehner, and more...
Jerusalem, Israel – As the Palestinian Authority (PA) leader, Mahmoud Abbas, presses the United Nations to officially recognize the statehood of the PA, Liberty Counsel sent a delegation to Israel this week to show support for Israel and the Jewish people...
Washington, DC – President Obama’s proposed “American Jobs Act” will repeal charitable tax deductions for certain taxpayers. Eliminating tax deductions would allegedly raise approximately $400 billion to support Obama’s government stimulus bill and would, in turn, significantly decrease the amount of charitable donations, while increasing government glut. Charities play a significant role in the every-day functioning and survival of Americans nationwide, and Obama is essentially seeking to replace those charities with more government...
Washington, DC – Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in FCC v. Fox. The case involves a challenge by broadcast networks to the FCC decency standards for primetime television. Broadcasters claim that the standards are too “vague” and violate their First Amendment rights. In the brief, Liberty Counsel urges the Court to uphold the decency regulations. The brief is filed on behalf of Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in media forensics and the effects of the work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey on society and the family...
Giles County, VA – The ACLU of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the Giles County School Board after Narrows High School posted a display on law with ten equal-size frames, one of which includes the Ten Commandments. The Foundations of American Law and Government display includes, among other documents, the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and Mayflower Compact. The display also includes a document which explains the display. Liberty Counsel has agreed to represent the School Board...
Lynchburg, VA – Mathew D. Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, has been appointed to a panel of Legal Experts to address key legal issues affecting nonprofit organizations. At the request of Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations selected a total of 66 panelists in an effort to analyze and present information on major accountability and policy issues affecting religious and nonprofit groups, which were addressed in Senator Grassley’s staff report in January. The Commission is chaired by Michael Batts, CPA, founder of Batts Morrison Wales & Lee, an Orlando-based accounting firm dedicated exclusively to serving nonprofit organizations and their affiliates throughout the United States...
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Initiative Measure 26, otherwise known as the Personhood Amendment, and will allow this historic issue to appear on the ballot on November 8. The Court denied a challenge to the constitutionality of the Amendment brought by the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. Steve Crampton, General Counsel of Liberty Counsel, presented argument at the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of the Personhood Amendment...
Richmond, VA – Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “ObamaCare”) in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner and issued a separate opinion on the case of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals, challenging both the individual and the employer mandates in ObamaCare...
Washington, DC – The U.S. State Department is promoting an anti-Israel propaganda campaign. The extent of the campaign and the misinformation raises serious concern. The most recent misinformation surfaced last week when the U.S. issued a “warning” to all U.S. citizens the day of Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” event on August 24 in Jerusalem...
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Tavares, FL – The Lake County School Board has completed their “investigation” of Jerry Buell, last year’s “Teacher of the Year” at Mount Dora High School, who was recently suspended from the classroom for a comment he made on his personal Facebook page expressing his disapproval of legalized same-s*x marriage in New York. The Board will meet with Mr. Buell at 2:30 p.m.to announce their decision. Buell and Liberty Counsel Attorney Harry Mihet will be speaking to the media directly following the meeting to discuss the School Board’s decision. Liberty Counsel is representing Buell and has demanded that he be immediately reinstated with an apology for violating his First Amendment rights...
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld new abortion regulations which require any woman seeking an abortion to meet face-to-face with the licensed physician performing the abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion. The law also requires that parental consent forms be notarized in order for a minor to get an abortion. Health care providers, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, may refuse to participate in abortions, provide contraceptives, or give out the so-called “morning after pill” if they have moral or religious objections. The law also prohibits anyone who is not a licensed physician from performing an abortion...
Atlanta, GA – Today the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 opinion that the individual mandate in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) exceeds the authority of Congress and is unconstitutional. The court also ruled that the remainder of the law could continue in effect. The Court ruled that Congress cannot “mandate that individuals enter into contracts with private insurance companies for the purchase of an expensive product from the time they are born until the time they die.” The Eleventh Circuit case involved 26 states. Liberty Counsel’s case, Liberty University v. Geithner, was argued on May 10, 2011, at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. A ruling on that case has not yet been issued...
Cross City, FL – Today Liberty Counsel filed a Notice of Appeal on behalf of Dixie County, Florida, at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to defend the county’s Open Forum policy, which allows private displays of law and history, including the Ten Commandments. Liberty Counsel represents Dixie County in a federal lawsuit filed by the ACLU in 2007, after the county permitted a local resident to erect a Ten Commandments monument outside the county courthouse, where other private displays are also allowed...
Livingston County, NY – In response to the flagrant violations of the New York state constitutional and legal procedures, Liberty Counsel has filed a law suit in the New York Supreme Court (the trial court) for declaratory and injunctive relief against the same-sex marriage law (the “Act”) which was signed into law on June 24, 2011 by Governor Cuomo...
